Paul Weller

[fox69]

"Town Called Malice"

"Town Called Malice"



Better stop dreaming of the quiet life
'Cause it's the one we'll never know
And quit running for the runaway bus
'Cause those rosey days are few
And...stop apologizing for the things you've never done
'Cause time is short and life is cruel
But it's up to us to change
This town called Malice

Rows and rows of disused milk floats
Stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives
Clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
It's enough to make you stop believing
When tears come fast and furious
In a town called Malice
Yeah

Struggle after struggle, year after year
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice
I'm almost stone cold dead
In a town called Malice
Ooh, yeah

A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Gets dashed against the co-op
To either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear
It's a big decision in a town called Malice
Ooh, yeah

Ooh
The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere
Just going 'round and 'round, oh
Playground kids and creaking swings
Lost laughter in the breeze
I could go on for hours and I probably will
But I'd sooner put some joy back in
This town called Malice, ooh
This town called Malice, yeah
This town called Malice

 

[fox69]

"Trees"

"Trees"



Well, once I was a lover with beautiful long brown hair
When I walked down any street, men would stop and stare
Boys would whistle and their eyes would shine
My skirt would swish to show my long strong legs so fine

Was a time I was a mother, darling children would come from me
I'd love them and I'd feed them and in their eyes, such love I'd see
They'd call my name in times of need

And I'd be there
(And they loved me)
And they loved me
(And we love you)

And I loved them
(And they loved me)
And they loved me
(And we love you)

Once I was a man
My cock as hard as wood
I stood as strong as any tree
None but the wind could pass through me

My woman loved me as no one else could
As resolute as trees I stood

My baby loves me
(My baby loves me)
My baby loves me
(My baby loves me)
My baby loves me
(My baby loves me)

Now as battered as time itself
I droop and shuffle through my empty cell
A comedy of errors I've become
And all my endeavours I've forget
Don't know my name or where I've come

Someone take me back to the fields
Where I need to be
So once again I can stand tall
And feel once more a tree

 

[fox69]

"Two Fat Ladies"

"Two Fat Ladies"



Two fat ladies at my door'
Over the hills and far much more
Seeking the teats of mother and child
Some marked bitter, others mild
Two fat ladies click, click, click
I've gone too far and far too quick

Yester, yesterday is gone
Very nice then but now all worn
Dry that, dry that tear away
Come back when the world has changed

On and on and on we go
Courage and brave for all on show
On and on, on and on we go
Two fat ladies, 88

Chatting and waiting on a garden gate
Two young fellows not too late
What's the time and what's our fate?
Sugar, sugar - ain't it sweet
Loves your mind but rots your teeth
Looking for sugar for my bowl

Up the apples
And down the road Been all over
This town today
But can't find my feet
Or stand up straight

Silver veils that dance and hide
Golden tales lay on their side
Raise my glass, I'm in the pink

I'm sitting here
Waiting for the sun to sink
On and on and on we go

 

[fox69]

"Uh Huh Oh Yeh"

"Uh Huh Oh Yeh"



I took a trip down Boundary Lane, try an' find myself again
At least a part I left somewhere, buried under a hedgerow near
A lazy bridge on a hot afternoon, water glistens while it plays a tune
Cloudburst on a rainy day, wiping all my sleep away

Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!
Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!

And in my mind I saw the place, as each memory returned to trace
Dear reminders of who I am, the very roots upon which I stand
And there they were for all to see, my long-lost used to be's
And all the dreams I had to dream, were really something, not make-believe

Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!
Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!

A lazy tree by a wishing well, I wish now that I could tell
If all the dreams I used to dream, are really something or make-believe

Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!
Uh huh oh yeh! Uh huh oh yeh! Always there to confuse and fool ya!

 

[fox69]

"Up In Suzes' Room"

"Up In Suzes' Room"



Yellow strands mingle into red
Warm air blows, down upon her soft bed
She licks my face and the feeling spreads
I'm up in Suzes' room - people bloom-ing-ful
I'm up in Suzes' room - where life goes so soon

She's anything that you can call free
She's everything that she wants to be
She has everything that you could want to see
I'm up in Suzes' room - flowers bloom-ing-ful
I'm up in Suzes' room - where life goes so soon
Soon, against the moon
A big sky paints - but she calls the tunes
She's cool that way - how I wish I could stay
Forever that way

No one moves - no one can
When luck rolls its' coins, they land where they stand
To make us everything that you never planned
I'm up in Suzes' room - people bloom-ing-ful
Yes, yes in Suzes' room - where life goes so soon

 

[fox69]

"Up The Dosage"

"Up The Dosage"



There's twelve steps to Eddie Cochran baby
Two flowers growing through
The pavement crack
Wish I was purple but I'm red instead
Catch a ride it's so pure
And fresh and clean
Shafts of light that stream and holler
The dust that dances
On the air to me, you'll see
Your lips are like milk, honey
I'll grow through your cracks
And you'll see
I'll make it right, I'll make it right

 

[fox69]

"Waiting On An Angel"
(originally by Ben Harper)

"Waiting On An Angel"
(originally by Ben Harper)



Waiting on an angel
One to carry me home
Hope you come to see me soon
Cause I don't want to go alone
I don' t want to go alone

Now angel won't you come by me
Angel hear my plea
Take my hand lift me up
So that I can fly with thee
So that I can fly with thee

And I'm waiting on an angel
And I know it won' t be long
To find myself a resting place
In my angel's arms
In my angel's arms

So speak kind to a stranger
Cause you'll never know
It just might be an angel come
Knockin' at your door
Knockin' at your door

And I'm waiting on an angel
And I know it won't be long
To find myself a resting place
In my angel's arms
In my angel's arms

Waiting on an angel
One to carry me home
Hope you come and see me soon
Cause I don' t want to go alone
I don't want to go alone
Don't want to go
I don't want to go alone

 

[fox69]

"Wake Up The Nation"

"Wake Up The Nation"



Fish from the paper, fresh from the sea
The cracks in the pavement, the city in siege
I don't know where to replace it or who to believe
I can't find an opinion that aint on its knees
Scratching around in a second hand gown when you shouldn't be

We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands
We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands

Nowhere to be
Nowhere to bleed

Get ya face out the Facebook and turn off your phone
The death of the post box, no one is home
Scratching around in a second hand gown when you shouldn't be

Nowhere to be
Nowhere to bleed

We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands
We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands

We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands
We're gonna wake up the nation and don't be no drag
Shake up the station and out of their hands

 

[fox69]

"When Your Garden's Overgrown"

"When Your Garden's Overgrown"



Bobby's off on holiday
Away across the sea
Setting up his easel
A new scene to see

Says that he's had enough
Of standing in the rain
Now he's looking for the good life
With European pain

Did you know
Your garden's overgrown -
And what is shown?

Meeting all these pretty girls
Singing golden hair
He's in touch with the painter's mind
And Syd's unflinching stare
Drinking wine in the Moulin Rouge
Sipping kaffee in Berlin
Might take in the coloured lights
In the city they call sin -

He could see
The writing on the wall -
Ten feet tall

But oh there are times
He wished the world
Would fade just into sight
And oh, the feelings that changed
Were thicker than the brush
Strokes of fame

Now he rides the dirt roads
Of old southern Spain
And when senoritas sing
He can hear them say -

Did you know
Your garden's overgrown -
And what is shown?

He could see
The writing on the wall
Ten feet tall

 

[fox69]

"Where'er Ye Go"

"Where'er Ye Go"



And where'er ye go
That, we'll never know
But as long as you come back
That's all that really matters

And where'er ye go
As surely you will
Take him with you most of all
I hold breath and imagine

But that's who you are
And we have to accept
I either live with it
Or live without you

So where'er ye go
Then come ye back
As each time you do
You bring with ya such stories
That we lose our sadness
Because our echoes are forgotten
And you never forget
You just lose track of time
That's alright
That's really alright

For we couldn't bear to be without you